JHAPA, Aug 7: Kakarvitta, serving as a major transit point in eastern Nepal, has been opened for the people from third countries. The transit point along the Nepal-India border in Jhapa district was closed for tourists from third countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

It has been reopened for them after four years, said Mohan Pariyar, the chief of the Immigration Office, Kakarvitta.

Earlier, there was a reservation from the Indian side to allow the entry for tourists from third countries, though Nepal had already withdrawn the provisions restricting the arrivals of foreign tourists enforced with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Office was informed about the reopening of the border from August 1 by the Indian side. 

Since then, people from third countries have started arriving here via India and departures from Nepal have also commenced. 

It is noted that tourism entrepreneurs were concerned over the long closure of the Kakarvitta point for visitors from third countries. 

With the withdrawal of the restrictions, citizens from over a dozen nations including the UK, the US and Switzerland have entered Nepal via India and the vice-versa movement is going on.